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Stilll thinkin about it. :)

Mkay, I feel pretty confident. Will sleep on it one night, but I think I'm doin this..

Awww. I've been soldering since 9th grade. Pretty awesome when your public high school has an electronics class!

If I get this built I'm donating to the forum!

Uhh, hmm. Well, I have a dremel... :D

So if I buy the parts outlined, its fairly plug and play (meaning soldering), thats all there is to it, yes? No 'current-setting' or anything else, just solder parts together? I'm on beer 3 so if someone responds quickly I'll buy all the parts now! :beer:

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Re: FS: Jetlasers Ti-A 532nm 261mW!!!!! Tempting......!

Ahh screw warranty. This is an expensive toy but a 1W blue laser beam just seams too freakin cool not to buy! Also, why does my avatar not show up?

Learned about it from your sig. :)

For the price of building this I could buy a JetLasers Ti-100 and get a warranty.

So this 100mW Green is really an IR? DIY 100mW 532nm Green Laser Module Why do the greens out there seem to be much lower wattage than blues? Edit: Apex I live like 90mins from you, I'm in the valley.

Read your edit. I don't really care about burning as much as I do about a tight beam. Is the divergence very noticeable, like double dot size every 10'? Why are there no greens on the market? Even the cheaepo 5mW ones are really IR?

Ahh, I see that above 1W the input voltage goes up. I do wish DTR sold greens. Beam viewing glasses free OK?

"Designed for use with two rechargeable RCR123A or disposable CR123A batteries, or a single 18650 battery depending on diode and driver used." One 18650 battery would work for this, right? I am leaning towards the 1W M140. I've sort of accepted that this project is going to be more expensive...

Thanks, but survival has what I need and free shipping. :) Man glasses are expensive. (can't put a price on your eyes, I know) If I get these: Eagle Pair® 190-540nm & 800-2000nm Laser Safety Goggles can I look at the beam and a spot on the wall? Or NEVER look at any spot over 5mW? if I cheap...

I live in California. I think I'm going to stick with the driver built in to the 800mW. That host is very inexpensive but pretty ugly to me. I may just pay up for the SS one with the copper heatsink built in. Thank for the photos, and guide, apex, thats more than enough info. Gonna need a...

Hmm, the "800mW+ 445nm Blue Laser Module W/Boost Driver & Glass Lens" + The two items from Survival would be all I need? That keeps this new hobby entrance fee to about a $100. I don't quite get how that contact board would install in the host but I'm sure I can figure it out. Would I be smart...

Thanks for the info. I really kind of have my heart set on green, and I've read enough around here to be comfortable assembling a kit of a module, heatsink and host. But I'm not knowledgeable enough yet to know how to match a driver to a diode, setting current, lens options, etc.. I like the...

Dang, maybe I'll just throw an AA on it to see. Either way it got me excited enough to finally build my first laser. :) Prolly gonna start with a 50mw green. Edit: Did nothing, maybe it was IR or I cooked it or it was already dead.